remindmeofthe | (no subject)

See, the problem with being forced to acknowledge and get angry over how explicitly problematic Doctor Who is becoming this series is that now I can't stop.

On the other hand, at least the Shining icon is extra appropriate this week.

Oh, look, the amazingly awesome woman of color didn't survive her appearance on the show. What a surprise. I don't know if the writer thought he was being funny by telegraphing her death with the Doctor's offer of taking her on as a companion, but he wasn't. Just to be clear. Also, as

erinpuff pointed out, having the woman of Asian origin's worst fear being berated by her father over her grades? Also not funny.

Bonus grossness: She was a Muslim who died because of the depth and sincerity of her faith. Really? Nobody looked at that and said, "Hey, that's a little awkward, maybe we could not do that"? Of course they didn't. Why do I have expectations?

In other news, Amy has clearly been replaced by a ganger again, this one of decidedly less sophistication. Fuck if I know how else to explain where her personality went or why the sole purpose of her existence in the last three episodes is to prop up the Doctor and Rory.

Or, apparently, to physically abuse Rory, as explicitly referenced for the sake of a punchline (if you'll pardon the pun, sorry) not once, but twice. Spousal abuse is hilarious when it's the woman beating the man! Because women should be weak and men should be strong! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK THIS SHOW SO MUCH GODDAMMIT.

I feel nothing about the Doctor taking them home. I feel no excitement at all about the impending finale that should provide resolution for the mysteries Moffat has been building for so long. I realized yesterday while looking at my amazing poster that I no longer care why the TARDIS blew up. I've never had such a sense of disillusionment with a show I've loved for years build up so quickly, but here it is. Moffat clearly has no plans to stop being gross, probably doesn't even know that he's being gross, and I'm just frustrated and exhausted by it. I should be dreading the fact that there are only two episodes left, but instead I'm relieved. Any more than two episodes and there would be a genuine danger of having my love for this show broken permanently.